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Philippine Tourism Congress elects Board of Trustees

Dec 4th, 2009
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Forty-four (44) tourism organizations representing primary and secondary tourism enterprises as well as allied and relevant enterprises in the tourism sector throughout the country, including former tourism secretaries Mina T. Gabor and Jose Antonio Gonzalez, gathered for the Tourism Congress held on November 25, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel Manila in Newport City.

philippine tourism congressConvened by Tourism Secretary Ace Durano in pursuant to Republic Act 9593 (Tourism Act of 2009), the pioneer members of the Tourism Congress included, among others, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP), the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS), the Philippine Tour Operators Association (PhilTOA), the Board of Airline Representative (BAR), the Movement of Incentive Travel Executives (MITE), the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA), Spa Association of the Philippines (SAPI), the Philippine Association of Health Organizations in Medical Tourism (PhilAsHOMe), Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), Philippine Retirement, Inc. (PRI), Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Association (CREBA), Davao Tourism Association (DATA), Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC), Boracay Foundation, Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA), and other travel agencies, hotels, resorts and restaurant associations from all over the country. (more…)

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Tourism Act of 2009 enhances Philippines tourism competitiveness

May 13th, 2009
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The Philippines’ tourism industry is expected to become more globally competitive with the signing into law today of the National Tourism Act of 2009 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the “One Visayas Summit on Climate Change” at the Imperial Palace here. The Tourism Act of 2009 or Republic Act (RA) 9593 declares it a national policy for tourism to be one of the country’s engines of investment and employment, and of growth and national development.

The President noted during the one-on-one regional interview that the signing of the tourism statute in Cebu is appropriate at this time as the province is the “number one international destination in Asia” while the Visayas region is the country’s tourism center.

RA 9593 “declares a national policy for tourism as an engine of investment, employment, growth and national development, and strengthens the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its attached agencies to effectively and efficiently implement that policy, and appropriates funds therefore.”

With the new law, the DOT has been “given a bigger jet engine so we can climb up. It provides us more capability and resources to make our tourism industry very globally competitive” as the law allows the setting up of a system of accreditation, standards-setting and classification to make the tourism industry globally competitive, said Tourism Secretary Ace Durano. (more…)

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